One parent said the influx of permission slips is getting “out of control” and “burdensome.”

  • Rivalarrival
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know many schools willing to bother finding out whether the use was fair.

    It is not the school’s responsibility to bother finding out. It is Disney’s responsibility, as the troll claiming copyright protections, to make the claim that it’s not fair use, and it is the court’s responsibility to determine the validity of such a claim.

    Unless Disney decides to intervene, there is no question that it is fair use. Even if a copyright troll does decide to intervene, it is still probably fair use.

    • Jose A Lerma@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I agree it’s the court’s decision and that Disney will likely not bring it to court because schools have little as it is and it’d be a PR nightmare.

      As to whether it actually is fair use, I also agree with “probably.”

      Because of that, any school’s legal team will recommend against permission slips for Disney movies so teachers can just play them without asking for parent approval like every other school